Improvement in yokes



J. L. W. TOWNSEND, OF MOUNT BLANCO, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 91,183, dated June 8, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN YOKES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent andlmakiug part of the same.

To all whom t't may concern:

Be it known that I, J. L. W. TOWNSEND, of Mount Blanco, in the county of Meigs, and State of Ohio,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Yokes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to a device for preventing cattle from jumping or breakingdown fences, Sto.; and consists of certain details of construction, which will be more fuliy describedhereinafter.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of' my invention Figure 2, a similar View of my invention attached to an animal; and

Figure 3, a perspective View of the key a.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. A represents the bow, which passes over the ani mals neck, and is suitably attached to the block B.

The bow A is provided with a key, a, extending across the same suiciently far down to admit the neck ot an'animal. This key is constructed substantially as shown in fig. 3, with an enlarged head, a, and Vneck a? on one end, and the neck a and head a* i on the other, the head a* being. at right angles with the main part ofthe key and the head a.

C 'C represent rods or pokes, which' extend outward from the front of the block B, which latter is pro-v vided, on its rear sides, with the spikes or brads l.

It will readily be seen, that 'by the use of this device, a cow or other animal, however badly disposed, cannot jump over or break down a fence of ordinary height, as, when she approaches the fence nearer than the length of the pokes, the latter will come in contact therewith, and force the block, with its brads,

. backward against the breast of the animal, which will cause her, under ordinary circumstances, to haul in her horns, and desist from the undertaking.

The arrangement is attached in the following man ner:

The key is removed from the yoke, which is placed over the head of the' animal, the head a* is inserted in one of the slots of the bow, and turned half round,

which brings the main part of the key in a position to be inserted, which is then done, and the key pushed across the bow until it reaches the opposite side.

The Leck a2 is then near the slot, and by springing the bow slightly, it is inserted therein, which enables the key to be again turned, and the head a* forced through the opposite slot; both the necks a2 and a3 will be in their respective slots, and by turning the key once more, the head a* will act as a button, and conne the key somewhat sprung together; the head being longer than the slots, cannot pass through.

I am aware that devices of the sort h ave been patented containing one poke, but I claim superior advantages by the use of two, which are, that a greater length of fence is protected, as the liability to miss the same is decreased one-half, and being situated at the ends of the'block, they will not interfere with the feeding of the animal, which is well'known to be the case when but one poke is employed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The key a, constructed as described, when combined with the yoke A, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

This specication signed and witnessed, this 29th day of March, 1869.

J. L. W. TOWNSEND.

Witnesses:

JAMES TQDAILEY, ELIZABETH J. RUTHERFOBD. 

